ArchiCantiores is a troupe who perform words and music live in support of listed buildings. “Bright the Vision – Rossini & Friends” on 17th October is both a concert live-streamed from Holy Cross Church Cromer Street and a chorus workshop from there earlier the same afternoon.

True to Rossini’s original 1864 chamber/drawing room original score, that is, 12 singers, 2 pianos – 1 Harmonium – Director: Doug Tang, the message of hope and the B.Fest vision will be carried by pairing the Petite Messe Solennelle with a complementary set of romantic period motets and anthems – Berlioz, Bruckner, Elgar, Stanford etc. – about visions and glories and dreams and fantasies.

WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT THE EVENT? You can check the festival brochure out at https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/event/bright-the-vision-rossini-and-friends/
WANT TO LEARN THE PIECE? You can also join an online chorus workshop led by Ben Saul on the same day, 4.30 till 6.00pm. Workshop tickets cost £3 — go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bright-the-vision-rossini-and-friends-tickets-113614825000?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch. Music for the Rossini Mass [IMSLP Gibson vocal score] will be emailed to you with bar numbers and rehearsal marks beforehand along with the Zoom link for your afternoon Workshop access.

WANT TO SINGALONG? You can also sing the choruses at home as lustily as you like during the evening concert, 7:00-9:00pm, under the Conductor for this ArchiCantiores event. Concert tickets cost £8 [£6concs] — go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bright-the-vision-rossini-and-friends-tickets-113614825000?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch. Douglas Tang’s beat will be transmitted inset in your screen throughout the livestreaming on YouTube: the link will be sent to you separately.

Queries about the Workshop and Singalong to the music team by email on archicantiores@hotmail.com . . .

WANT TO PRACTICE THE SCORE? There’s a decent performance under Claudio Scimone with [slightly different] scrolling score on YouTube for private pre-preparation.
Petite Mess Solennelle – Stefano Paparozzi.